Watch: India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir's Standing Ovation As Captain Rohit Sharma Slams 32nd ODI Century

Captain Rohit Sharma broke a long lean run with the bat by hitting a sparkling 119 and lead India to a four-wicket win over England in the second ODI at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday. Rohit's masterly 32nd ODI century, laced with 12 fours and seven sixes, along with Shubman Gill's 60 and handy knocks from Shreyas Iyer (44) and Axar Patel (41 not out) helped India chase down 305 with 33 balls remaining and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

But seeing a rampaging Rohit getting back to his best self with the bat must have brought in tons of relief to him and many important personnel in Indian cricket, especially with the Champions Trophy starting later this month.

It was a knock where Rohit was in his usual flow with the bat - the free-flowing shots, good use of wrists and impeccable timing all combining to give the fans' their money's worth. Chasing 305, Rohit got going by getting a thick edge flying over backward point for four off Gus Atkinson in the second over. From there, Rohit's innings took a sublime turn - flicking Atkinson off his wrists for six and carving Saqib Mahmood for a maximum.

From the other end, Shubman Gill was pristine - playing his trademark short-arm jab and flick over the in-field to collect two boundaries. Rohit used his hands well to hoist Mahmood over long-off for six, before Gill got one to fly over outside edge for a boundary.

After a floodlight failure over the long-off fence held up play for 35 minutes, Rohit re-started in imperious fashion - glancing Mahmood over fine leg for four, and followed it up by smacking a six over long-on. He welcomed Adil Rashid with a sweep going for four, before cutting through point for another boundary to get his fifty in just 30 balls.